Program Manager NGO Careers – War Child Holland (WCH)
Job Title: Program Manager Learning Through Play Program ‘Playmatters’
Organization: War Child Holland (WCH)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
War Child works exclusively to improve the resilience and wellbeing of children living with violence and armed conflict. We empower children in everything we do. We work to unleash their inner strength through our creative and engaging approach. We deliver vital child protection, education and psychosocial support. We are present in countries where violence and armed conflict are a fact of life. We work together with caregivers and communities – as well as other NGOs – to strengthen the resilience and psychosocial wellbeing of conflict-affected children.
Job Summary: Are you a seasoned and creative Program Manager with a passion for tackling the challenges facing refugee children, their families, communities and teachers? Do you have experience working with refugee populations in East Africa? Are you ready for a new challenge, which will see you lead War Child’s efforts in collaboration with an IRC led consortium to bring Learning through Play to hundreds of thousands of children in East Africa?
War Child Holland (WCH) is seeking for a passionate, creative and qualified candidate to support implementation of an exciting new five year program to bring Learning through Play to refugee and host community children in Uganda, Ethiopia and a possible third country. The PlayMatters program is an IRC led consortium and is funded by The Lego Foundation for the coming five years.
The Program Manager will be based in Kampala, with a possible first phase in the Netherlands (War Child’s Home Office in Amsterdam), and will oversee all programmatic aspects, ensuring that objectives are met on time and within budget.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide dynamic and creative leadership to the program and the team
- Oversees process bringing innovation to implementation
- Serve as the principal liaison with the lead partner, as well as with other key partner officials and implementers, civil society partners, and other stakeholders
- Develop and maintain effective partnerships with local and national organizations and Government
- Ensure project activities are implemented on schedule and within budget
- Supervise, manage, and mentor project staff
- Oversee project budgeting, financial management, and compliance
- Oversee monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of program activities
- Represent WCH publicly and support its organizational development.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Post-graduate degree in International Development, Conflict or Social Studies or other relevant discipline
- At least ten years of progressive experience, including management experience in international development, with experience working in East Africa (with an educational background as a plus)
- At least three years of relevant technical position, designing and implementing programs with a focus on improving learning outcomes for children
- Ideally, experience managing programs in education, child protection, play and psychosocial support – in refugee settings
- Proven leadership qualities and excellent management skills
- Demonstrated ability to track and manage budgets and plan both strategically and creatively to meet project objectives;
- Affinity with Research and Play
- Full professional Fluency in English required; French is an asset
- Fully support War Child’s mandate and mission
- Available full time and ready to travel
- Preferred if candidate is already be based in the region.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications online at the link below. Make sure to upload your English CV (maximum of two pages) and cover letter by using the following hyperlink.
Deadline: 19th January 2020